The TFO ("Totally F***ing Orgasmic") Pro Series 3 wt. is GREAT, have not had this much fun practicing on the lawn since the cat pounced the clouser.

It's light, its beautifully appointed, it strokes like pasta al dentae. (and didn't take a second mortgage). It's a bit s l o w e r than I'm used to, but I think it and I will come to terms. Still 30' to 40' right outta the sock aint bad IMHO.Anyone have an opinion or experience on Downlining it to speed it up a bit?

I've been sitting here for the last hour trying to repair a RIO 6 wt pocket water line that I had been using on my TFO Professional Series 4 wt. I had had great success with overlining the TFO 4 wt with a 6 wt line. I could really feel the rod load on every cast. I've tried for about a month to use the TFO with a RIO 5 wt Pocket Water line and it's close, but no cigars...

I caught the 6 wt line in the rim of an SA reel and it pinched it just enough to snap it on a false cast. So I'm trying to put it back together and see if it "zings" like it used to on the 4 wt.

I've also got a Battenkill BBS II set up with a 3 wt. DT line and it really underperforms on the TFO 4 wt rod. I would definitely recommend against underlining the TFO Professional rod. It's not a super fast rod but it's got a lot of backbone and really wants to be overlined IMHO.

I'd suggest taking it to your local fly shop and trying it out with a few different setups... overlined by one weight... overlined by two weights... then underline it by a weight or two. I think you'll prefer the feel of the overlined setup.

I know...I know...speed kills, power corrupts. I'm going to try the upline, thinking that the added load will be more similar to the load I experience with the stiffer rods. Besides it gives me an excuse to visit the toy store again.

Worst case scenario... perhaps it will teach me to cut back on the power stroke.